Charateristics of God

We learn numerous of characteristic and facts about God through special and general revelation. A few distinct characteristics of God include: He is monotheist, He created the universe, He is three in one person, He sent His son Jesus Christ to die for our sins, Jesus Christ rose again in three days, He has an interest in our life, and we find our salvation through Him. God is our perfect role model; we should strive to live our life by His perfect example. God certainly has an abundance of extraordinary characteristics, but the seven attributes that I personally chose to describe Him as include: loving, merciful, powerful, holy, forgiveness, patience, and all knowing. Love is the most important of Gods countless characteristics; He loves all of His creation unconditionally. The dictionary describes love as a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person (dictionary.com.) John wrote, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love,” this verse comes from 1 John 4:8 which proves God is love and He loves all of His children. Also John 3:16 clearly demonstrates how unconditionally God’s love for us because He sacrificed His only Son which is the ultimate sacrifice, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Another great example of God’s love for us is “For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth” Proverbs 3:12 meaning He love us so much that He will correct us and lead us in the right path. We do not deserve God’s unconditionally love but He loves us anyway and wants a personal relationship with every one of His children. One of God’s amazing attribute is His mercy towards us. The dictionary states mercy as compassion or forbearance shown especially to an offender or to one’s subject to one’s power (Dictionary.com). There are many examples in the...

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The Problem of Evil
The argument from evil is the argument that if an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God were to exist, he would not condone the apparent suffering and evil that takes place. This argument was first proposed by the Greek philosopher Epicurus who devised:
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?”
One explanation for this is that the evil and suffering is the result of our free will which many versions of God is attributed to not intervene with. A famous supporter of this argument is the author C.S. Lewis who stated:
“Humans are free to do good or bad. Even an omnipotent God could not logically create humans who are free to do only good. Therefore evil is an inevitable consequence of human freedom.”
However, this counter-argument only explains what we consider ‘moral evil’ (such as shootings, suicide attacks, etc.) and not ‘natural evil’ which consists of events such as tsunamis, cancer and hurricanes which an omnipotent God could prevent.
Sceptical theism suggests that we do not have the knowledge to why these actions we attribute as ‘evil’ take...

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...Question 1
Define cheque and identify the characteristic of cheque.
CHEQUE
Definition of cheque is under section 73, a cheque is a bill of exchange drawn on a banker and payable on demand.
The characteristics of cheque is it is an unconditional order in writing. “ Writing ” has been in section 3 of the Interpretation Act,1967 to include all modes of representing or reproducing in visible form. Hence, a cheque may be printed and even be written in pencil as well as ink although it is not advisable tp write in pencil for fear of fraudulent alteration.
The second characteristic of cheque is it is signed by the drawer. The cheque must be signed by the drawer or his authorized agent. Signature by means of a rubber stamp is acceptable. However, it must be a fixed with the intention of it being the drawer’s signature.
The third characteristic is it is drawn on a banker ( drawee ).
The forth characteristic is it orders the banker to pay a sum certain in money on demand. The amount of the instrument must be certain. According to section 9(1) a sum is considered certain although it is required to be paid with the interest, by stated instalment, by the instalment with a provision that upon default in payment of any instalment the whole shall become due, and according to an indicated rate of exchange or according to a rate of exchange to be ascertained as directed by the bill.
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...﻿Unit 1 Multiple Choice –
Qualitative Characteristics and Accounting Principles
Select the most appropriate qualitative characteristic or accounting principle that would apply to each of the following scenarios.
1. Anna Conda is the owner of Reptile World. The business drew a cheque for $15,000 payable to Globe Trotter Travel for a family holiday. Which accounting principle applies?
Historical Cost
Going Concern
Entity
Monetary
2. Which one of the following is NOT a qualitative characteristic
Relevance
Understandability
Conservatism
Comparability
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Going Concern
Reporting Period
Relevance
Entity
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Monetary
Relevance
Historical Cost
Conservatism
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...were covered -- or so he thought. He only overlooked one small detail: you can't hide your heart from God.
Part 3: Condemnation and Repentance
David had sinned, and thought that he had managed to build an effective cover-up plan. He only overlooked one small detail: you can't hide your heart from God.
12:1 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, "There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.
2 "The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.
3 "But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him.
4 "Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."
5 Then David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die.
6 "He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."
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